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Big Chest, Big Shoulders, BIG Pressing!

Pressing big is critical – from ALL angles and planes. The overhead press was once upon a time the measure of a man’s strength. As Physical Culture lost its appeal and bodybuilding took over the Bench Press became the new

Dinosaur Training, Sandbags and a Gift

Recently a gentleman stopped by my gym to gift me with some very, very, very rare gifts. This shocked me BIG time…. This gentleman, named John, stopped by my Underground Strength Gym unannounced. Normally, I am not a fan of

Old School Strength with Sandbags & Gymnastics

Wow, I was just perusing through my book shelf and stumbled across two books: one from 1888 (Yes, 1888, NOT a typo) and 1 from 1947. 1 Book on Gymnastics and the other on using sandbags, medicine balls, logs and

Power Bodybuilding for Gains in Speed, Strength & Muscle

Episode # 120 Baby… If you ever read the old Strength & Health magazines or Arnold’s ORIGINAL Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding you would have seen HEAVY lifting going on, calisthenics / gymnastics movements, lots of jumping, rope climbs and speed

How to Build Muscle for the Busy Man

Check out Part II of my interrogation with Vince DelMonte below.. Vince: What do you mean when you say stuff like, “I’ll help you slap on rugged muscle…” Zach – Rugged muscles comes from the old school movements that so

REAL Man Muscle: Strength Training Hard & Heavy

Man, if there is 1 thing engrained into my DNA, it must be that I LOVE to train hard & heavy. But, lately, I’ve been straying away from the heavy barbell, rocking the dumbbells, kettlebells and bodyweight a lot more.

REAL Man Muscle Building Exercises

Oh man, this was a funny, funny time. Vince Delmonte, the master of getting ripped cruised down the the dirty Jerzee and arrived around 11 PM. I took him to good ol’ Clydz for some coffee and then we hit

Episode # 118: Overhead and Heavy!

Onward and upward we go bruddahs…. The next part of the workout was a couplet or superset: 1 arm dumbbell push press for 3 -5 reps per set scare crow – face pull combo using rings or blast straps (these

Episode # 117: Underground Strength Coaches Grip It & Rip It!

The latest crew of Certified Underground Strength Coaches show you how they progress through a full body workout. In the previous show you saw the burpee + broad jump combo. Now, the crew attacks the thick bar deadlift for 3

Episode # 116: Coaches Walkin’ the Talk!

Check out the tail end of last weekend’s Underground Strength Coaches finishing up their training of athletes and the beginning of their self created workout. You MUST be able to walk the talk and talk the walk – no 2

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